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Reconnecting at 2022 Celebrating Co-op Awards : Network News

February 3, 2023 —  On February 2, the 2022 Celebrating Co-op Awards welcomed over 300 co-op students and employers to mark another successful year of co-op education. This annual event is sponsored by The Associates and highlights the business community’s dedication to educating Manitoba’s future workforce.

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Faculty of Arts News

A Night of Stories with Janine Windolph : Network News

February 3, 2023 —  Janine Windolph is part of a growing movement of Indigenous female filmmakers shaking up the scene. On January 19, 2023 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, to kick off her tenure as Writer-In-Residence at UM, The Decolonizing Lens and the Center for Creative Writing and Oral Culture held a wonderful welcome event with screenings of Windolph’s films.

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Faculty of Law News

Conference shines spotlight on 2SLGBTQ+ legal perspectives : Network News

February 3, 2023 —  The OUTLaws student group at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law is collaborating with the Manitoba Bar Association’s SOGIC (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conference) section to host a conference regarding the unique legal issues that face 2SLGBTQ+ people living in Manitoba.

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Faculty of Architecture News

Shawn Bailey receives the AIAS/ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award for 2023 : Network News

February 2, 2023 —  Congratulations to Assistant Professor and Indigenous Scholar Shawn Bailey for receiving the AIAS/ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award for 2023. 

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Faculty of Law News

Faculty of Law thankful for Desautels legacy of Private Enterprise and the Law : Network News

February 2, 2023 —  The Faculty of Law joins the University of Manitoba community in remembering its extraordinary benefactor and alum, Marcel A. Desautels, CM, OOnt, OM. A former business leader and one of UM’s, and the Faculty of Law’s most distinguished benefactors and alumni, he passed away on January 31, 2023, at age 88.

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Anti-racism report and recommendations : Black History Month 2023

February 1, 2023 —  A message from Naomi Andrew, Vice-President (Administration) and Catherine Cook, Vice-President (Indigenous)

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Field Goals : The Magazine

February 1, 2023 —  Bisons kicker Maya Turner in the national spotlight after becoming first woman to play in a regular-season university game

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Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Cattle Country: Growing a more complete winter ration: corn intercropping in western Canada : Network News

February 1, 2023 —  The following article was written by E.J. McGeough and Y. Lawley, University of Manitoba.  It was originally published in Cattle Country in February 2023.

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February is Black History Month : Black History Month 2023

February 1, 2023 —  Reflect and celebrate with these events at UM

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Vanessa Koldingnes

Vanessa Koldingnes is UM’s new Vice-President (External) : News

February 1, 2023 —  For the last 11 years, Ms. Koldingnes has served the UM community in a number of roles including Acting Associate Vice-President (Donor Relations), Director, Office of the Vice-President (External) and most recently as Acting Vice-President (External).

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